Month: December 2024

By NewsPress Now Late Notices Angela R. Bottorff Angela R. Bottorff, 52, St. Joseph, died Dec. 15, 2024. Visitation 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday Funeral services and public live stream 10 a.m. Dec. 20, at Rupp Funeral Home. Cameron J. Cornelius Cameron Jeffrey Cornelius, 32, St. Joseph, died Dec. 15, 2024. Celebration of Life at

By NewsPress Now Rex Jones, 69, lost his fight with esophageal cancer and passed away on Dec. 15, 2024. He was born on Oct. 7, 1955, to William O. and Betty J. Jones. He graduated from Central High School in 1974 where he had done wrestling and weightlifting. After that he attended Hobart Institute. He

By NewsPress Now Joseph Clayton Fisher, 60, St. Joseph, passed away Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024. He was born Dec. 16, 1963 in Kansas City, Kansas, to Robert and Betty (Church) Fisher. Joseph was a graduate of Benton High School. He had been a volunteer fire chief in Cosby, Missouri, and had worked at Stone Container,

By NewsPress Now Debra Shade, 61, of St. Joseph, passed away Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024, at her home. She was born May 30, 1963, in St. Joseph. She worked as a cook at several St. Joseph restaurants. Debra was preceded in death by her husband, Randall Lee Shade; father, Herbert Holt; mother, Barbara Ellis. She

By NewsPress Now Joyce Elaine Gastineau, 82, St. Joseph, formerly of Hamilton, Missouri, passed away on Dec. 14, 2024, in St. Joseph. Elaine previously also lived in Gallatin, Missouri, and she grew up in Breckenridge, Missouri, where she graduated from high school. Elaine was born on July 15, 1942, in Ray County, Missouri, to William

By NewsPress Now Jason Poe, 46, St. Joseph, passed away Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024. He was born, in St. Joseph, on May 8, 1978, to Steve and Debbie Poe. Jason was a 1997 graduate of Lafayette High School, he was known for his enduring work ethic and the joy he found in partnering with his

By NewsPress Now LEWISVILLE, Texas – Thomas Peter Buczek, of Lewisville, Texas, was born in St. Joseph on Nov. 28, 1943, and passed on Nov. 30, 2024. He was 81 years old. Tom was preceded in death by his parents, Carl and Pearl (Mathis); his brother, Frank; and Gloria, his wife of 46 years. A

By NewsPress Now HOT SPRINGS, Ark. – Clara Evalyn (Trump) Hirter, 79, passed away on Dec. 9, 2024, in Hot Springs, Arkansas. She was born on Nov. 26, 1945, in Worth, Missouri, to Raymond and Mary Frances (Dannar) Trump. Clara was raised in St. Joseph where she graduated from Lafayette High School, got married and

By NewsPress Now Troy D. Head, 66, St. Joseph, passed away Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024. He was born Feb. 28, 1958, Colorado Springs, Colorado, to John and Rosemary (Horn) Head. Troy married Betty Lynn Wangelin on Oct. 8, 1983. She survives of the home. He was a plumber for the St. Joseph School District for

By NewsPress Now Verba Marie Massey, 98, of St. Joseph, died on Dec. 14, 2024, at Country Squire Retirement Residence. Verba was born on June 29, 1926, in Leona, Kansas to Robert and Ona (Bond) Richter. She graduated from Leona High School. She was married to Floyd Wilson Massey on April 12, 1944, in Frankfurt,